Meet The Candidate: Mike Gibbons, Republican For U.S. Senate

ACROSS OHIO —On Nov. 8, Ohioans will vote to fill the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Republican Rob Portman, who announced he will not be running for re-election.

The Republican primary election and Democratic primary election —both on May 3 — will determine which candidate will represent their party in the general election.

The Republican primary features seven candidates: Matt Dolan, Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, Neil Patel, Mark Pukita, Jane Timken and J.D. Vance. Meanwhile, the Democratic primary has three candidates: Morgan Harper, Traci Johnson and Tim Ryan.

Over the next week, Patch will help voters learn more about the candidates by posting our Senate Candidate Profiles. We have submitted a questionnaire to all 10 candidates who will contest the primaries. We will publish the answers of those who reply.

We begin with Republican Mike Gibbons.

Name
Mike Gibbons

Campaign website
https://Gibbonsforohio.com

City or town of residence
Fairview Park

Office sought
U.S. Senate

Party affiliation
Republican

Education
AB from Kenyon College; MSM from Case Western Reserve University; JD fr0k Cleveland Marshall College of Law

Occupation
Managing Director of Browns, Gibbons, Lang and Co., 33 years.

Family
Wife, Diane Gibbons, five children, Megan, Caitlin, Connor, Ryan, and Mike, all adults.

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?
My son Ryan is a Navy Pilot.

Age
70 years old.

Previous public office, appointive or elective
I have not held office before.

Why are you seeking this office?
I'm seeking elected office because I'm tired of throwing stuff at my television and seeing career
politicians not deliver for Ohioans. I'm running to help protect and defend the American dream
for our kids and grandkids. The left is destroying our country and we have to stand up for
American values. My son is a Navy pilot and if he was willing to risk his life for our country, I
knew I, too, had to give back to our country, which has given me everything.

The issue of most pressing concern to Ohioans is ___, and this is what I intend to do about
it.

The issue of most pressing concern to Ohioans is inflation. As a businessman, I am uniquely
qualified among the other candidates to address this issue, and I believe the biggest things we
can do to help fix this are cutting unnecessary spending, stop printing money at record levels,
and fix the supply chains.

The issue of most pressing concern to the nation as a whole is ___, and this is what I intend
to do about it.
The issue of most pressing concern to Americans is also inflation. However, second most
important in my opinion is we need to secure our southern border. To secure the southern
border we have to finish President Trump's border wall, shut down the illegal drug trade and
enforce the laws already on the books.

What are the major differences between you and the other candidates seeking this
post?
The biggest difference between myself and the other candidates is that I'm a businessman, not
a politician. I don't believe we can entrust our nation's future to career politicians, party insiders,
or people who put their finger in the air to see what they will do next.

What other issues do you intend to address during your campaign?
Another issue important to me is the fight to restore American values and the fight for the
American Dream. We need to promote restoring American values by fighting wokeism, cancel
culture and Big-Tech censorship. We need to stand for liberty, protect the second amendment,
defend life and religious liberty, and start teaching patriotism again.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this
job?
Starting with just a desk and a phone, I built up one of the most successful companies in my
industry. I've sat across the negotiating table from businessmen across the world and convinced
them my ideas were the best and I could be entrusted with their important transactions. I've
been prepping for serving in the U.S. Senate throughout my career, and want to take those skills
to fight for Ohioans and put America first.

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?
My father was a high school teacher and wrestling coach. I was born in the inner city of
Cleveland and grew up in the working-class suburb Parma, Ohio. I learned the value of work at
an early age —first with a paper route, then as a landscaper, later on construction crews and the
factory floor. Eventually, I went into business and started my own company with just a desk and
a phone, and I grew that business into one of the best-known middle-market firms in the world. I
have lived my American dream, and hate when the left says the American dream is dead.